Oscar uninterested in Tottenham move despite initial contact

The 20-year-old emerged as one of Tottenham’s top targets this week following the appointment of Andre Villas-Boas as manager, but the club have failed in their opening £10 million offer.

A strong, agile and technical playmaker who can also play wide, Oscar is highly-rated in Brazil,having scored a hat-trick in the final of the Under-20 World Cup last summer.

The former Sao Paulo ace, who has 11 caps and one goal for the senior national team, has been watched by clubs from all over Europe in the last 12 months, including Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Barcelona.

However, it’s Spurs who have made the first official contact, only to be snubbed this week.

‘Tottenham did contact my agent but I am focusing on Internacional,’ said Oscar.

‘That will always happen. I don’t know if there was an official offer. But for those that are young and impress a bit, this is normal. I can’t worry about this. I’m not thinking about leaving Internacional now.’

The news will come a blow to Villas-Boas, who has already secured the signings of Gylfi Sigurdsson from Hoffenheim and Ajax skipper Jan Vertonghen.